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Genesis 42

Genesis 42

Genesis 42:1 ^
Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?
Genesis 42:1 ^
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
Genesis 42:2 ^
And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
Genesis 42:2 ^
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
Genesis 42:3 ^
So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.
Genesis 42:3 ^
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Genesis 42:4 ^
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.
Genesis 42:4 ^
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest Peradventure harm befall him.
Genesis 42:5 ^
And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:5 ^
And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:6 ^
Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
Genesis 42:6 ^
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.
Genesis 42:7 ^
And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
Genesis 42:7 ^
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them. Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Genesis 42:8 ^
Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.
Genesis 42:8 ^
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Genesis 42:9 ^
Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
Genesis 42:9 ^
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Genesis 42:10 ^
And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
Genesis 42:10 ^
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Genesis 42:11 ^
We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
Genesis 42:11 ^
We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
Genesis 42:12 ^
And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
Genesis 42:12 ^
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Genesis 42:13 ^
Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
Genesis 42:13 ^
And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Genesis 42:14 ^
And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
Genesis 42:14 ^
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Genesis 42:15 ^
But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.
Genesis 42:15 ^
hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Genesis 42:16 ^
Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
Genesis 42:16 ^
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Genesis 42:17 ^
So he put them in prison for three days.
Genesis 42:17 ^
And he put them all together into ward three days.
Genesis 42:18 ^
And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
Genesis 42:18 ^
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear God:
Genesis 42:19 ^
If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
Genesis 42:19 ^
if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
Genesis 42:20 ^
And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
Genesis 42:20 ^
and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
Genesis 42:21 ^
And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
Genesis 42:21 ^
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Genesis 42:22 ^
And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
Genesis 42:22 ^
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.
Genesis 42:23 ^
They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.
Genesis 42:23 ^
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
Genesis 42:24 ^
And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:24 ^
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:25 ^
Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
Genesis 42:25 ^
Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.
Genesis 42:26 ^
Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.
Genesis 42:26 ^
And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.
Genesis 42:27 ^
Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag.
Genesis 42:27 ^
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
Genesis 42:28 ^
And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?
Genesis 42:28 ^
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Genesis 42:29 ^
So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,
Genesis 42:29 ^
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
Genesis 42:30 ^
The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
Genesis 42:30 ^
The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Genesis 42:31 ^
And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;
Genesis 42:31 ^
And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies:
Genesis 42:32 ^
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:32 ^
we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:33 ^
And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
Genesis 42:33 ^
And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take [grain for] the famine of your houses, and go your way;
Genesis 42:34 ^
And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.
Genesis 42:34 ^
and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.
Genesis 42:35 ^
And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
Genesis 42:35 ^
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis 42:36 ^
And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.
Genesis 42:36 ^
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Genesis 42:37 ^
And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.
Genesis 42:37 ^
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
Genesis 42:38 ^
And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.
Genesis 42:38 ^
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
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